It does not help us if those we love find their truth. They cannot give it to us. It does not help if someone we love knows a particular truth in our life. We must discover our truth for ourselves.
We must each discover and stand in our own light.
What happened to the person you fell in love with?
He or she still exists, and he or she would never have wanted to fall into this cycle of addiction and harm you. Addiction is a disease – and a family disease. Living with addiction is horrific, the whole family is affected. In order to understand talk to an experienced treatment specialist who helps families every day.
Understanding the compulsive cravings that addicts suffer to use substances, related crimes are petty and driven by a desperation to get and use drugs and/or alcohol.
There are some true walking miracles in addiction recovery. Beautiful, Highly intelligent personalities who are addicts and alcoholics.
They are living legends because they have walked through the fires of Hell and are still alive, walking among us.
If I can put down drugs and alcohol, so can you. Just Do It. Now.
We’re coming to the weekend again, and I know for many, weekends mean drinking because “you deserved it and worked very hard” for the relaxation alcohol provides. If the thought crosses your mind that you might have a drinking problem, the chances are good that you may need help for Alcohol Abuse.
Once Primary Care has been completed, a person may be referred to secondary care addiction rehab.
The Art of Learning to Wait I’ve started to realize that waiting is an art, that waiting achieves things. Waiting can be very, very powerful. Time is a valuable thing. If you can wait two years, you can sometimes achieve something that you could not achieve today, however hard you worked, however much money you …
We provide Online Support & Counselling for people at all stages of help seeking: For first time help seekers For people waiting for treatment For people in treatment that require additional support, particularly after hours For people who have completed treatment and want to stay on track For people in recovery wanting to connect with …
RESCUING OURSELVES No one likes a Martyr. How do we feel around martyrs? Guilty Angry Trapped Negative Anxious to get away! Somehow, many of us have developed the belief that depriving ourselves, not taking care of ourselves, being a victim, and suffering needlessly will get us what we want. It is our job to notice …
There’s a medical term called alcohol use disorder (AUD). It involves a physical need to drink alcohol. Alcoholics don’t know when or how to stop drinking. They sometimes begin each day with a drink, feel guilty about drinking, and want to cut down on the amount of drinking. But, they honestly can’t stop and can’t …
